Some 646,400 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland in July 2025, a decrease of 1% when compared with the same month in both 2024 and 2023.
The average length of stay for foreign resident overnight visitors was 7.9 nights, down from an average of 8.1 nights in July 2024 and 8.7 nights in July 2023.
Visitors stayed a total of 5.1 million nights in the country, a fall of 4% when compared with July 2024, and decrease of 10% when compared with July 2023.
The visitors spent €624 million on their trips (excluding fares), a drop of 4% when compared with July 2024, and up 0.4% compared with July 2023.
The largest contingent of visitors came from Great Britain (33%), followed by visitors from the United States (25%).
The most frequent reason for travelling to Ireland was for holiday (45%).
The Inbound Tourism release is published every month and provides unique and timely insights on visitor trips to Ireland.
This release is based on the CSO Passenger Survey which is collected from approximately 13,000 departing passengers per month (of which typically 3,000-4,000 are foreign visitors) at the country’s international ports and airports by a team of dedicated CSO Tourist Enumerator staff. The data collected is calibrated against passenger flow data provided by the ports and airports.
Users should note that visitors are counted not by nationality but by country of residence, as such, foreign passport holders who are normally resident in Ireland are included as domestic travellers and not foreign visitors, while Irish passport holders who reside abroad and make a trip to Ireland are counted as visitors.
Foreign visitors in the context of this release refers to overseas residents who have stayed at least one night in Ireland. Visits from residents of Northern Ireland are not captured. Foreign visitors who depart Ireland via the airports and seaports of Northern Ireland are not captured in the survey.
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Some 646,400 foreign residents completed their visits to Ireland in July 2025, a decrease of 1% compared with July 2024. These visitors spent 5.1 million nights in Ireland, a fall of 4% compared with the same month in 2024. The visitors’ average length of stay was 7.9 nights, down from an average of 8.1 nights in July 2024. The visitors spent €624.1 million on their trips, a decline of 4% compared with July 2024. The average cost of their trips excluding fares in July 2025 was €965, whereas the average cost in July 2024 was €992.
| Inbound Tourism, July 2025 versus July 2024 | ||||
| Jul-24 | Jul-25 | Change | ||
| Visitors ('000s) | 655.4 | 646.4 | -9.0 | -1.4% |
| Nights ('000s) | 5,292.5 | 5,093.4 | -199.1 | -3.8% |
| Average length of stay (nights) | 8.1 | 7.9 | -0.2 | -2.4% |
| Expenditure - excluding fares (€million) | 649.9 | 624.1 | -25.8 | -4.0% |
| Mean expenditure - excluding fares (€) | 992 | 965 | -27 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Jan | 400 | 451.9 | 338.9 |
| Feb | 337 | 433.3 | 304.3 |
| Mar | 425.2 | 521.8 | 441.2 |
| Apr | 461.9 | 549.1 | 528.1 |
| May | 573.3 | 622.3 | 560.5 |
| Jun | 619.9 | 669.5 | 654.5 |
| Jul | 650.2 | 655.4 | 646.4 |
| Aug | 737.6 | 763.6 | |
| Sep | 582.1 | 578.1 | |
| Oct | 577.4 | 548.1 | |
| Nov | 447.5 | 407.7 | |
| Dec | 445.2 | 390.7 |
In total, 2,393,600 passengers departed Ireland on overseas routes in July 2025, a 6.7% increase compared with July 2024. The majority of departing passengers (62.0%) were Irish residents heading outbound for tourism or other purposes. A further 11.0% were same day visitors, comprising Northern Ireland residents heading outbound via an airport or seaport in Ireland (5.5%), foreign resident transfer passengers (4.1%), or other foreign resident same day visitors (1.4%). Some 27.0% of the departing passengers were foreign resident overnight visitors, constituting 646,400 visitors in total. The remainder of this release focuses exclusively on the characteristics and activities of these foreign resident overnight visitors (referred to simply as foreign visitors).
Of the 646,400 foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in July 2025, the highest proportion (32.5%) was from Great Britain, accounting for 210,100 of the visitors in total. The second highest proportion (25.4%) was from the United States, accounting for 164,400 visitors. The third highest proportion (6.5%) came from Germany comprising a further 42,000 visitors. By way of comparison, in July 2024 there were 211,300 visitors from Great Britain, 148,900 from the United States, and 49,400 from Germany.
Foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in July 2025 spent a total of 5,093,400 nights in the country. Broken down by residency, the Other Europe visitors (i.e. European overseas visitors excluding Great Britain) spent more nights in the country than any other residency group, accounting for 1,797,800 (35.3%) of the nights. The next most important visitor group, in terms of nights spent, was the United States & Canada making up 1,646,500 (32.3%) of the total nights. Visitors from Great Britain were third most important, accounting for a further 1,099,400 (21.6%) of the nights. Other visitors made up 549,700 (10.8%) of the nights. Compared with July 2024, the total visitor nights in the country fell by 3.8%. The average length of stay decreased, from 8.1 nights in July 2024 to 7.9 nights in July 2025.
Among the 646,400 foreign visitors departing Ireland on overseas routes in July 2025, more had come for holiday than for any other reason. with some 289,000 (44.7%) stating holiday as the main reason for their trip. The next most common reason was for visiting family and friends, with 199,400 (30.8%) of the visitors coming for this purpose. A further 77,500 (12.0%) of the visitors had come for business or work-related reasons. Compared with July 2024, visitors travelling for a holiday fell by 3.5%, visiting family and friends rose by 1.0%, and those visiting for business or work decreased by 10.0%.
Among the 646,400 foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in July 2025, some 264,500 (40.9%) stayed in a hotel as their main accommodation type. Another 223,400 (34.6%) of the visitors stayed in their own property or with family and friends. Some 44,700 (6.9%) of the foreign visitors used guest house/bed & breakfast as their main accommodation type, while 44,200 (6.8%) of the visitors used rented/self-catering as their main accommodation type. By way of comparison, in July 2024 some 268,800 visitors stayed in a hotel, 237,600 stayed in their own property or with family and friends, 40,900 used guest house/bed & breakfast accommodation and 37,300 stayed in rented/self-catering types.
Foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in July 2025 spent a total of €624.1 million, excluding fares, on their trips (a decrease of 4.0% compared with July 2024).
The total amount spent by foreign visitors (including fares) was €859.6 million. Broken down by expense category, the costliest subheading was day-to-day spending (incidental expenditures incurred during their visit such as eating out, entrance fees, public transport, etc., but excluding accommodation), amounting to €321.9 million (37.4% of the total expenditure). The next costliest subheading was accommodation at €267.1 million (31.1% of the total). Fares cost a further €235.5 million (27.4% of the total). Lastly, prepayments (items paid in advance, such as car hire, pre-booked tickets, etc.) comprised just €35.1 million (4.1% of the total).
Overall, in July 2025 the typical foreign visitor spent €1,330 (€965 excluding fares) on their trip to Ireland, breaking down as €364 on their fare, €54 on prepayments, €413 on accommodation, and €498 on day-to-day expenses. In July 2024, the comparable mean expenditure on these items was €411, €48, €430, and €514 respectively.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Jan | 231.1 | 297 | 214 |
| Feb | 217.7 | 283.7 | 195.6 |
| Mar | 323.4 | 417 | 325.7 |
| Apr | 370.7 | 418.2 | 375.4 |
| May | 477.4 | 602.9 | 477.2 |
| Jun | 601 | 684.4 | 646.5 |
| Jul | 621.3 | 649.9 | 624.1 |
| Aug | 733.2 | 820.1 | |
| Sep | 600 | 676.9 | |
| Oct | 515.8 | 534.3 | |
| Nov | 333.8 | 315.9 | |
| Dec | 412.9 | 328.6 |
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (27 August 2025) published Inbound Tourism July 2025.
Commenting on the release, Edward Duffy, Statistician in the Tourism and Travel Division, said:
“The results show that 646,400 foreign visitors departed Ireland on overseas routes in July 2025, down 1% compared with July 2024 and July 2023. The number of nights spent by foreign visitors in July was almost 5.1 million nights, a decrease of 4% compared with July 2024 and down 10% compared with July 2023.
In July 2025, the greatest number of visitors came from Great Britain (33%), followed by Continental Europe (31%), North America (30%) and the Rest of the World (6%). When compared with July 2024, visitors from North America were up 13%, while visitors from Great Britain fell by 1%, visitors from Continental Europe decreased by 12%, and visitors from the Rest of the World declined by 7%.
The visitors' expenditure in Ireland (excluding fares) was €624 million in July 2025. Visitors from Great Britian accounted for €118 million (19%) of this spend, Continental Europe for €197 million (32%), North America for €255 million (41%), and visitors from the Rest of the World for €54 million (9%). Taken together, this represented a fall of 4% when compared with July 2024, and a rise of 0.4% when compared with July 2023.
The most frequent reason for the visitors' trips was for holiday or leisure (45%), while almost one in three trips (31%) were to visit friends or relatives.”